The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-03
MINOR MENTION.

THE Lawrenceville (Ga.) Herald relates an
incident which wildly recalls events that were
familiar enough about the beginning of the
war. It says the Rev. w. S. Smith, of ST.
Paul, Mimi, preached in the Presbyterian
Church at Lawrenceville on Sunday last. Be-
fore the war he was pastor of the church and
principal Of seminary there. He got along
very well until 1860. The Herald describes the
excitement that followed Lincoln's election,
and tells how Mr.. Smith came to leave 1t
says:
Sectional prejudice ran high and men born
north of Mason and Dixon's line were regarded
with suspicion, and it required great prudence
and conservatism on the part of Yankees, as all
Northern men were termed, to avoid per-
secution. Mr. Smith was from Pennsyl-
vania. and he evidently sympathized with
our enemies, and while non COM
blatant and having married ia the
South, there no reason why he may not
have gone quietly along, taking part in the
exciting events that were daily transpiring. But
HIS disposition was such that he could not well
conceal his sympathies. and there was some talk
among lndiscreet boys of mobbing him, vet no.
body anticipated any violence All sorts of ru-
mors were busily circulated as to his sayings,
many of them probably false, but still they
found ready listeners, and on public day,
when there was crowd in town, Mr.. Smith
was passing up the street, when he was
attacked by r. H. Bradford and beaten
in brutal manner. Public sentiment
condemned the assault in unmstakable terms,
and assured him of his safety. But he felt that
his usefulness was ended here and that ne ought
to 60 North and his friends agreed with him in
this determination. Early in 1862 he went to
Richmond. and received passport from the
government to go through the lines. He was
given chaplaincy in the federal army, and re-
NAMED In that service until the close of the war"
Now, after more than quarter of a century,
he returns to his old home to visit relatives and
the graves of two children buried there and
breaches again from the pulpit he used to fill in
antewar times. Perhaps he feels that be nas
been indicated -
NEXT week the Lexington Conference NJ E.
Church will meet in Simpson Chapel, this city.
to be presided over by Bishop Mallalieu, who is
stranger to Indianapolis. On Thursday, the
North Indiana Conference will meet at Marion.
presided over by Bishop Hurst. who is also a
comparative stranger to Indiana. Both of these
bishops are recognized among the strongest men
in the Methodist denomination. Bishop Bow
man, the senior bishop of the church, will be in
the city on Wednesday, and taking advantage of
the presence of both Bishops Bowman
and Mallalieu in the city, a public
meeting will be held Wednesday night in
Meridian-street Church, at which addresses will
be made by the two distinguished clergymen
In the afternoon of the same day conference of
the Methodist ministers of the city and of two
laymen from each church will be held in Merd-
| ian street Church, the purpose of which is to
| take bearings and discuss some family matters
| in which Methodists alone are supposed to be
| interested. Laymen are to open and to partici-
| pate in the discussions, and it is hoped to be
able to do something that may aid Methodism
| in Indianapolis. While two delegates to the
conference from each church are named in the
| call, of course all Methodist laymen interested
| will be welcome.
THE Milwaukee Sentinel recalls the fact, per.
haps not generally remembered. that the late
| John G. SAKE was at one time citizen of Wis
| consin. At first assistant editor of the Burling-
| ton Sentinel, he afterwards purchased and con-
| trolIed it for several years. During his owner
ship of the paper. the Democrats nominated him
for Governor of Wisconsin, and he received a
handsome vote, but not large enough to elect
him. Associated with him part of the time on
the Sentinel was Mr.. George H. Paul, present
postmaster at Milwaukee. Postmaster Paul
recollects that SAKE careless of observing the
| conventionaities Of life. On one OCCASION he
remembers that he wore a ring outside of his
glove because it was TOO large to pull the glove
over il. He was companionable, and in poetic
contests between Mr.. Paul and himself, he fire.
quently acknowledged that Mr.. Paul wrote the
best poetry His long poem entitled Love-
was written in the SentSel Office. the poet work
ing with clay pipe in his mouth and his heels
resting on the table.
THE Prince of Wales occupied a conspicuous
box at Mrs. James Brown Potter's London debut
the other night. A correspondent, who sat where
he could watch him all evening, gives this per
picture of Engand's heir apparent He is al
most entirely bald. The back part of his heac
and around over the ears is nearly white with
fuzzy growth of retiring hair, which shade.
down into reddish brown tinge towards III,
base of his skull. His forehead is full mis- eye.
are bold in their expression, and seem dead blus
in color. His nose is q cross between straigh
and aquiline. The lower part Of his face is hid
den by Short reddish brown mustache and
beard. His color is very high. He is not dis
tinguished- looking man in plain evening dress
! In a crowd where he was not known he wouls
not attract attention. He has an easy .goin
look, and the manner of man fond of the so
ciety of good fellows. Throughout the perform
ance he laughed more heartily at the coarser hit
of the play and looked bored at the finer parts
0THE latest thing in the artistic line is tn
smoke picture 1t is the invention of Mr.
Hamilton Gibson, and is produced by the ap
plication of smoke from gas flame to paper o
card board Mr. Gibson's first experiments wer
gas-iet until masses of lampblack were secured
these he then manipulated with finger or brush
bringing about excellent pictorial results
Later, the artist attached q rubber tnb
to the gas FIXTURE and. with suitabl
nozzle at the end of it, was enabled t
sit at his easel and handle the gas-pip
as he would q brush thereby obtainin
better effects. The advantages of this metho